Daily Republican., 1887-10-01


In land OF sun and snow,
With waste Of Dc Zzling sky above
And puzslsi drift below.
The Nigh School Investigation.
II was exactly 8 O'Clock last evening
when Chairman MAssey called the
oomm ittee to order. All the mem bers
except Msssw we're present. The com.
mittee proc eded at once TO hear the tes.
timony Of witnesses.
Eiward Clark WAS the first witness
sworn. Had heard Miss Pyle say that
II Mr.. Graham allowed noise In the
hall she would not allow 1t In her room.
Miss Pyle watched them 60 out and
punish them II they made Q noise
Graham had charge OF no room. Did
not know how many times In the week
he recited chemistry. Graham had
only the class reclting to him to gov
ern. Miss Pyle and Miss Hare had
more to do with governing pupils than
Graham did. Miss Pyls's Latin class
wrote on the board about once month.
Witness did not object TO writing IL.
Thought this method was to prevent
them taking their books to GLASS. Had
they done 90 and Miss Pyle had not
watched them closely advantage might
have been taken. The buys tried 10
keep step In going TO chemistry GLASS.
Msde considersble noise, but were pun.
ished for IL II caught. Scholars we're
under the same restraint In 9raham's
room ~ In others
Mr.. Hare asked, "Have you not Q
brother who graduated from the High
School and afttrward entered . poly
technic school?
Collins objected to this question.
Chairman M MAssey thought the Ques-
tion had very little to do with this mat.
ter.
Mr.. Hare explained that rs charge
OF inefficiency had been brought they
desired to show that scholars who had
been trained under Miss Pyle and Miss
Hare, had entered higher institutions
Of learning and stood oreditably.
Mr.. Pyle asked the witness II he
considered Miss Pyle and Mise Hare
efii cient.
Collins objected, saying 1t was not
proper 70 his mind to make every pupil
o critic to his teacher.
Mr. Pyle then read the charges, and
said II the charge OF inefa aUiency was
withdrawn he would withdraw his
question.
The witness on being asked the ques-
tion by Mr.. Pyle, STATED he did moi
think it the duty OF the pupil to criti.
else his teacher. Never heard teachers
speak OF Graham as THAT thing up In
the other ROOM" Never heard Ora.
ham criticise the other teachers.
Knew of no disorder In recitation
hours. Heard mouth organ played out
side of Grahsm's door. Graham wal
In his room. This was jusi before tn,
t9 o'oiook boil r~os Heard NO dancing
or jumping. Never was In room unles
deta ined for disorder There were gen
orally more or loss boys in Graham
room in the mornings and at noon
Never knew Graham 70 be late. Neve
knew lady teachers to treat Graham
disrespt ctfully. In marching the boy
threw down their right foot heavily
lbut II was impossible to 90 from on
Iroom to another without making
lnoise.
| Daniel Fitzgerald was sworn. Wa
In Miss Hsre's room. Miss Hare toll
Them II they were allowed to mako
noise In the hall they could not In be
Iroom. Most of the noise was mad
Iabous noon or In the morning.
Graham WAS down In the baeemen
Hooking after the FIRE at that time. HA
BEEN sent TO Miss Hare's room for dit
Iorder. When Graham sent to Mis-
Hare for boy Miss Hare said to ii
boy, lyon are wanted outside" Wa
lin Miss Haro's room the day she dtl
m issed the class before the bell rams
Gtaham sent them back with orders
remain until the bell rang. Wttne'
Idid not think he said he and anothe
: boy snould have had the highest mark
In chemistry because they copied out
q book. Had copied In an exAminasio
In Physiology at old No. school unde
Mr. Graham. Graham taught Lati
and book. keeping. Usually misse
, Monday in Latin. Missed ohemissr
, laud bookkeeping once In while. Di
DO, always stay full period In rsot'
ling. They left the room either b.
> tosuse they wera through or be.Aus
Graham WAS called out on business
, Miss Hare, who had charge Of him dul
l ing the lest two years, Was o faithfu
and efficient teaoher.
She always heard raci.ations regJ
/ llarly. Although the witness sversS
+, ibid not come mp to the standsrd Or
sham promoted him. Witness migl
a alhave said, "It is good school no longe
las you cannot learn the sciences,
Y Inot know why disorder was not stsppe
Miss Hare always prevented dis0rd
. lin her room. Never heard Graham 81
n miss Hare could not teach. Miss Ha
lhad SO or 40 pupils in her school. st
ldied okkeeptng under Graham. C,u
.fInot take charge of a set OF single emu
u books Graham gave proper iustruotio
..lStood about 70 In book keeping
n Mr.. Graham here stated that Fi,
ger nld's average Was Al.
MIR. Foulk-And yet you graaust'
: witnese7
Il had the name OF It,"
Never copied In Miss Hare's exam
!. Ipatlon. Most sill OF Graham's chem
4tny examination was from notes. I
u noise made ON the day Mr.. Morgan le
n l,ursd could have been prevented
miss Hare stepping TO her door. ID
S sclass WAS In the room at the time.
Miss HAre-The noise was made
L. the stairs :,
ri Nj Graham-I am talking to n
Thomas B. Monaghan sworn. w
ttp In Miss HAre's ROOM; Miss Hare "a
n They might make all tne noies th
eished in tho hall, but not in her roo
Witness lef, school last March or apr
tIJnderstoud Mics Hare to sive tbt
ar neruoiesion to make q noise In the b
q hy her remarks; Miss Hare could hn
watched her own room and the clasl
comipe from Grahsm's at the sa'
lime: 1t would have required two
,hree minutes each time olass pass
,o do this, witntss did not think Nj
Hare and Miss Pyle helped Grabs
main,nin discipline; heard him cA'
Mr.. Graham and professor; boys W
allowed 70 keep step.
Grab,u stated that he was v